懂中文 Dong Chinese

桡

ráo

bent or twisted piece of wood

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 尧 represents the sound. Simplified form of 橈.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

尧 sound component

尧  Sound component

yáo

  

a legendary ancient emperor-sage

Evolution

桡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
桡 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
桡 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

桡 (橈) 

ráo

bent or twisted piece of wood; a paddle; radius (anatomy); bone of the forearm

Most common words with 桡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

桡骨

radius (anatomy)

桡

radius (anatomy)